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Ram Kumar (23 September 1924 – 14 April 2018) was an Indian artist and writer who has been described as one of India's foremost abstract painters. He was associated with the Progressive artists' group along with greats like M.F. Hussain , Tyeb Mehta , S.H. Raza . [8]
Apr 19, 2018 · From the buoyant golden and blue strokes of the countries and their cities he explored, to the melancholic, earthy sweeps of ochre, viridian and aquamarine seen in his pivotal journey to Varanasi in the 60s—artist Ram Kumar’s (1924-2018) stories are replete with visual metaphors.
Ram Kumar is India’s most distinguished and admired artist. This site is an online resource for Ram Kumar’s biography, artwork, paintings, articles, awards, videos and books.
Ram Kumar, like many of his confreres among the first generation of post-colonial Indian artists - including such figures as F N Souza, M F Husain, Paritosh Sen, Jehangir Sabavala, Krishen Khanna, S... Read More. Born in 1924 in Simla, Ram Kumar was among India’s leading modernists.
Apr 18, 2018 · Ram Kumar, an artist of rare talent and sensitivity, was one of the great pioneers of Indian art. Kumar displayed a concern with the plight of the individual through both his figurative and abstract paintings.
Born in 1924 in Simla, Ram Kumar was among India’s leading modernists. In the early 1930s, whilst still at school, Ram Kumar harbored greater intentions to be a writer rather than an artist, and it was only around 1945 that he formally started seeking out instruction in the arts.
Apr 15, 2018 · Ram Kumar was an accidental artist. His early days were as a banker and later as a journalist with a Delhi newspaper. In the meantime, he had joined Sarada Ukil’s evening art classes.
Apr 16, 2018 · Indian artist Ram Kumar, a painter and writer who was integral to India’s modern art scene, has died. With a career spanning seven decades, Kumar is best known for his later works—expressive landscapes that strike a balance between both naturalism and abstraction.
Ram Kumar. Shimla, India, 1924 – 2018, Delhi, India. TUE - SUN. 20/04 > 30/09. 11 AM - 7 PM. 01/10 > 24/11. 10 AM - 6 PM. Central Pavilion. Admission with ticket. Ram Kumar trained in economics and briefly worked as a banker and journalist before receiving informal art lessons in Delhi from Sailoz Mukherjee at the Sarada Ukil School of Art.
Ram Kumar has been one of the first Indian artists to give up figurativism for abstract art. He was associated with the Progressive artist’s group along with Husain, Raza, Ara, Souza amongst others.
